Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy
Kyrgyzstan
71.68 years
in 2023
Tajikistan
71.79 years
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
156th
Tajikistan rank
153rd
Life expectancy over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 71.79 years against 71.68 years in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 156th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.4 years | 50.7 years | 2.7 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 56.5 years | 54.43 years | 2.08 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 59.63 years | 57.68 years | 1.95 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 63.52 years | 60.67 years | 2.85 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 64.06 years | 60.56 years | 3.49 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 65.84 years | 66.22 years | 0.3846 years | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 69.2 years | 69.73 years | 0.5359 years | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 70.4 years | 70.39 years | 0.0097 years | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 71.79 years against 71.68 years in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 0.11 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan rank globally for life expectancy?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 156th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.